His Loyalty

I fail at being loyal to God. All of the time. Whether I realize it or not, I am constantly betraying Him, the only one who truly and constantly loves me for me. I put other people and things before Him, I have bad habits, I fall into temptation, I am a sinner. And I know that I am not reminded of this and do not believe it often enough. However, the more apparent inadequacies are made, the more God's loyalty to us is glorified. God's loyalty in Joshua: The Israelites' ancestors worshiped other gods, BUT GOD leads Abraham to Canaan, gives him descendants, and frees the slaves in Egypt. The Egyptians chased after them, but God's miracles saved the slaves. The Amorites fought against the people that God saved, but God gave them victory. Then God made Balaam bless the Israelites instead of curse them. Then the Isrealites crossed the Jordan, and God gave them victory again over the many people who tried to fight them. The Israelites did nothing to deserve or earn God's favor. In fact they worshiped other Gods. It's the same with us. We turn our backs repeatedly on God, but HIS loyalty always remains and sustains. It doesn't make sense. We don't deserve it. But I pray that we can look at God's loyalty to us as a cherished gift, precious and holy in every way, and meant to encourage us to not only stand in awe, but to work in awe as we strive to be more and more like Christ every day.